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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esk realize that the bodies of the creatures attacking her are held together by?

2. When Esk leaves the Zoon family and wanders into town, what does she hope will happen so that the staff will appear in her hand?

3. What kind of book is Esk unsuccessful in finding in the library?

4. What does Esk find that turns out to be a less expensive and wider-ranging means of transportation than river barges?

5. When Esk sees old wizards strolling, young wizards scuttling with books, and notices the air tastes of tin, what does she feel?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Granny enters the Great Hall and approaches Cutangle, what does he do?

2. When Esk fights with the Things, what does she realize about their bodies?

3. What happens to the traveling caravan party three days after they leave Zemphis?

4. What happens when Treatle's caravan arrives?

5. Who is Master Treatle and why is Adab Gander negotiating with him?

6. Who is traveling with Master Treatle?

7. What happens in the library involving Simon?

8. Who is in charge of the laundry operations and where does this person live?

9. What do the dwarves offer to do for Granny, and what does she want instead?

10. What does Esk ask the man who is counting tobacco and what does he tell her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief portrait study of Granny. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her through her life? How does she change from the beginning of the book to the middle to the end?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief portrait study of Cutangle. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him through his life? How does he change from the beginning of the book to the middle to the end?

Essay Topic 3

Write a short essay analyzing the different emotional changes of Esk, Simon, and Granny, looking at similar events and exploring how they affect each of them quite differently.

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